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a) Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. He often ______ tennis in his free time.

A. plays B. is playing C. will play D. to play
2. Surgeons use a ______ to perform an operation.
A. scalpel B. razor blade C. sword D. knife
3. He is always busy. He has ______ time to relax.
A. much B. a little C. little D. a lot of
4. She’s running slowly through the park. She’s ______.
A. walking B. riding C. jogging D. driving
5. How do you say this fraction 3/5 in English?
A. three over fifth B. three-fifth C. three-fifths D. three-fives
6. Nam’s parents are very ______ with his success.
A. please B. pleasant C. pleasing D. pleased
7. He is interested in ______ research.
A. working B. making C. studying D. doing
8. He can’t buy that bicycle because he has ______ money.
A. a lot of B. much C. little D. few
9. My sister is studying hard ______ her exam.
A. to B. at C. in D. for
10. They are very ______ and have no time for a hobby.
A. full B. busy C. hurried D. hard
11.Peter is sometimes unsuccessful because he’s not ______ of other people’s
opinions.
A. tolerate B. tolerable C. tolerant D. tolerance
12. Every student ______ to finish this test in 45 minutes.
A. having B. had C. have D. has
13. Not many students know the ______ of learning English.
A. importance B. importantment C. important D. import

14.Your explanation ______ reasonable.

A. is not sound B. does not sound C. is not sounded D. is not sounding
15.“I ______ it will come at all today?” – “Neither do I”.
A. think not B. not think C. don’t think D. do think not
16.My brother loves to watch baseball; I ______ basketball.
A. prefer to watch B. to prefer watching
C. watch preferring D. preferring to watch
17.Who ______ when John is likely to turn up.
A. know B. do know C. is knowing D. knows
18.The managers are ______ a new work schedule now.
A. arranging B. arranging up C. be arrange D. to arranging
19.Ann is very temperamental. How do you ______ her?
A. put up with B. put with C. put up to D. putting up with
20.My parents often ______ after dinner.
A. go for a walk B. walking C. go a walk D. go to walking
21.It takes years to ______ a foreign language.
A. access B. master C. outnumber D. address
22.The sky is getting dark. It ______ rain is on its way.
A. looks B. looks like C. seems to D. will be
23.I am ______ several important letters but nothing has arrived.
A. expected B. looked forward to C. waiting D. expecting
24.I usually wear skirts but today I ______ trousers.
A. wearing B. am wearing C. wear D. wears
25.Preserving natural resources ______ of great importance.
A. is B. are being C. have been D. are
26.Your voice reminds me of somebody, but I can’t remember ______.
A. it is B. who is C. who he is D. whom
27.I don’t ______ locking the door. Let me double-check.
A. remember B. forget C. remind D. A & B are correct
28. The flat ______ of three rooms, with a kitchen and a bathroom.
A. composes B. contains C. includes D. consists
29. After Mary ______ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
A. will finish B. is finishing
C. finishes D. will have finished
30. The boy, along with his classmates, ______ just paid me a visit.
A. has B. have C. are D. is
– “When ______ leaving for Toronto, Canada?”
– “We are planning to set out at 10 o’clock.”
A. are we B. will we C. will up D. are us
32. The man told us that the next train would arrive ______.
A. at three thirty B. at three thirty o’clock
C. in three thirty D. in three thirty o’clock
33. I can meet you at Central Station. Will ______?
A. convenient for you B. that convenient
C. that be convenient D. you be convenient
34. I hope that this winter won’t be ______ last.
A. as cold than B. so cold as C. as cold like D. so cold like
35. Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing ______ by waiting.
A. accomplishes B. will be accomplished
C. has accomplished D. accomplished
36. I think our guests will ______.
D. here shortly
A. be here shortly B. shortly be here C. here be shortly be
37. The Smiths will move to New York. But we hope to ______ with them.
A. keep touch B. keep at touch C. keep on touch D. keep in touch
38. “I don’t think it _____ at all today?” – “No, I don’t think so.”
A. is raining B. rain C. will rain D. doesn’t rain
39. I shall do the job to the best of my ______.
A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent

40.If it’s raining tomorrow, we shall have to put ______ the match till Sunday.
 A. off B. away C. in D. on
41.It will be hard to say goodbye to Bill and Anne. We are ______ at the airport.
A. see them off B. see off them C. seeing them off D. seeing off them
42.When you come tomorrow, why not ______ your brother with you?
A. fetch B. take C. bring D. carry
43.You will see him when he ______ here tomorrow.
A. will come B. has come C. come D. comes
44.Tomorrow is Paul’s birthday. Let’s ______ it.
A. celebrate B. congratulate C. honor D. praise
45.He said ______ money from me again.
A. he will never borrow B. he never will borrow
C. he would never borrow D. he never would borrow
46.– “Those students ______ the annual school play.”
– “Yes, it is scheduled for next week.”
A. perform B. will perform C. have performed D. going to perform
47.I’ll wait here ______ 8 o’clock.
A. since B. by C. for D. until
48.We won’t be able to go to the club ______ our parents give us permission.
A. although B. nevertheless C. unless D. without
49.When will the meeting ______?
A. hold on B. hold place C. take on D. take place
50.I’ll give you another hour ______.
A. making your mind up B. making up your mind
C. make up your mind D. to make up your mind
51. I will ______ the idea with the other teachers and see what they think about
it.
A. explain B. argue C. discuss D. talk
52. You will become ill ______ you stop working so hard.
A. until B. when C. unless D. if
53. I’ll hand over all my files to my assistant before I ______.
A. am leaving B. leave C. will leave D. shall leave
54. I’m looking ______ the summer holidays.
A. before B. forward C. for D. forward to
55. When Mr. Brown’s daughter ______ from university, he will be retired.
A. will be graduating B. graduates
C. has graduated D. will graduate
56. When ______ give us your final decision?
A. are you B. will you C. going out to D. you going to
57. The more ______ we walk, the longer it will take us to get home.
A. slowest B. slower C. slowly D. slow
58. I’ll ______ you just one more story before you go to sleep.
A. speak B. tell C. say D. talk
59. He will graduate in ______ two years.
A. another B. other C. the other D. others
60. He ______.
A. will be here soon B. will here be soon
C. will be soon here D. soon will be here
61. He went to see the sights. He had a/an ______ tour.
A. investigating B. sightseeing C. reviewing D. interested
62. She was tired ______ her long walk.
A. because B. since C. as D. because of
63. The driver ______ to read a newspaper while he ______ for the lights to change.
A. had started - waited B. has started - has been waiting
C. was starting - has waited D. started - was waiting
64. When he ______ all the letters, he took them to the post office.
A. has written B. had written C. wrote D. had been writing
65. We set off early ______ we wouldn’t stuck in the traffic.
A. because B. so that C. although D. in case

66.On arriving home I found that she ______ just a few minutes before.
 A. left B. was leaving C. leaves D. had left
67.He said he ______ for five hours.
A. has been working B. has worked
C. worked D. had been working
68.I ______ my glasses and broke them.
A. fell B. dropped C. wore D. was wearing
69.“Where ______ last weekend?” – “I went to see my aunt and uncle.”
A. are you go B. do you go C. have you went D. did you go
70.When we woke up, everywhere had been ______ snow.
A. covered B. covered by C. covered with D. covering
71.Until last year, “Mary Lester” was the largest ship that ______.
A. was ever built B. has ever built
C. has ever been built D. had ever been built
72.We lived there ______ ten years.
A. for B. during C. since D. while
73.When John got home from work, ______.
A. he has made a cup of coffee B. he was making a cup of coffee
C. he makes a cup of coffee D. he made a cup of coffee
74.After ______ his homework, Tom went out to play with his friends.
A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. finished
75.“Who was the woman I saw you laughing with yesterday?” – “She was ______”.
A. the woman next B. the next door woman
C. the woman next to the door D. the woman next by the door
76.She wanted to know ______ her hat and gloves.
A. where had I put B. where I had put
C. where did I put D. that where I had put
77.It was a hot day, and many people were ______ their way to the beach.
A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting
78. After a lot of difficulty, he ______ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
79. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious ______.
A. damage B. pain C. wound D. injury
80. The girls were playing at the gate ______ Jane came.
A. when B. that C. which D. there
81. She said that she ______ you some day.
A. had visited B. has visited C. will visit D. would visit
82. She came into the room while they ______ television.
A. have watched B. watched
C. have been watching D. were watching
83. Mr. Smith said he would come but he ______ yet.
A. did not come B. had not come C. does not come D. has not come
______ books on this shelf were written by Dickens.
A. All B. All the C. Every D. The all
85. She said she felt tired as she ______ for five hours.
A. had been working B. has worked
C. worked D. has been working
86. Did you ______ anywhere interesting last weekend?
A. go B. going C. was D. went
87. By the time the police arrived, the thieves ______ the stolen jewelry.
A. hide B. had hidden C. are hiding D. will have hiding
88. We spent ______ day sunbathing.
A. the whole B. all of C. whole D. whole of the
89. During his stay in Rome, Elmer ______ a lot of photographs.
A. pushed B. put C. took D. caught
90. That was all she remembered. She couldn’t remember ______.
A. some more B. any more C. no more D. none more

91 Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones ______.

.
A. repair B. to repair C. repairing D. repaired
92
. It’s possible ______ a train across Canada.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken
93
. Now that we’ve finished painting the house, there is nothing left ______.
A. to do B. for doing C. be done D. for being done
94
. Before we leave, let’s have Shelley ______ a map for us so we won’t get lost.
A. draw B. to draw C. drawing D. drawn
95
. can hear a cat ______ at the window.
A. scratches B. to scratch C. scratching D. was scratching
96
. I think your mother should let you ______ your own mind.
A. make up B. to make up C. making up D. made up
97
. The police never found the money ______ in the robbery.
A. stealing B. be stolen C. steal D. stolen
98
. Do you know what made so many people ______ their home?
A. evacuate B. to evacuate C. evacuated D. be evacuated
99
. ______ bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast.
A. Make B. To make C. Making D. For make
100. We saw our favorite ballet ______ at the theater last night.
A. perform B. performing C. performed D. in performing
101. He was never heard ______ “thank you” in his life.
A. say B. to say C. saying D. said
102. I was delighted ______ my old friends again.
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen
103. ______ to friends is nice but ______ alone is also enjoyable.
A. Talk/ to be B. To talk/ be C. Talk/ be D. Talking/ being
104. I’d rather ______ to Elvis than the Beatles.
A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. listened
 105. I can make myself ______ pretty well in English.
A. understand B. to understand C. understanding D. understood
106. “How about going to the theater?” – “OK, but I would rather ______ a concert.”
A. attend B. to attend C. attending D. have attended
Neither my friends nor I ______ particularly interested in the training course next
month.
A. are B. am C. be D. being
108. It’s time you ______ harder for the next exam.
A. work B. are working C. worked D. have worked,
109. Jim doesn’t speak very clearly. ______.
A. It’s difficult to understand him B. It’s difficult for understanding him
C. He’s difficult in understanding D. It’s difficult to understand
110. We met when we were ______.
A. in holiday B. during holiday C. on holiday D. by holiday
111. I ______ your uncle tomorrow, so I’ll give him your note.
A. have seen B. shall have seen C. am seeing D. going to see
112. Why ______ school yesterday?
A. hasn’t she been at B. she wasn’t at
C. isn’t she gone to D. wasn’t she at
113. I heard my name ______________ several times.
A. repeated B. repeat C. repeating D. to repeat
114. I’ll wait here ______ 8 o’clock.
A. since B. by C. for D. until
115. When ______ give us your final decision?
A. are you B. will you C. going out to D. you going to
116. One of our lawyers ______ the case.
A. has studying B. has been studying
C. was studied D. had studying
117. It was Friday afternoon and the shops were full ______ customers.
A. of B. in C. by D. with

118. They ______ married in church last year.

 A. are B. made C. got D. have
119. As the sun ______ I decided to go out.
A. shines B. has shine C. shine D. was shining
120. Only when she apologizes ______ to her again.
A. I’ll speak B. will I speak C. that I speak D. I speak
121. Last night, we saw a meteor ______ through the sky.
A. streaked B. to streak C. streak D. to have streaked
122. At the end of last month, we ______ friends for ten years.
A. had been B. are C. would be D. have been
123. The skiers would rather ______ through the mountains than go by bus.
A. to travel on train B. traveled by train
C. travel by train D. traveling by the train
If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop
______ lunch.
A. having B. to have C. having had D. for having
125. After Jessica ______ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
A. will finish B. finishes C. finished D. is finishing
126. As you ______ your car at the moment, can I borrow it?
A. don’t use B. didn’t use C. aren’t using D. haven’t used
127. When she saw a snake at her feet, she ______.
A. screamed B. was screaming C. had screamed D. screams
128. When he realized that I ______ at him, he ______ away.
A. looked - was turning B. was looking - turned
C. was looking - was turning D. looked - turned
129. I ______ the new Harry Potter book, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
A. finish B. am finishing C. have finished D. had finished
130. I was sure that I ______ him before.
A. met B. had met C. have met d. was meeting
131. Before I started the car, all of the passengers ______ their seat belts.
A. will buckle B. had buckled C. was buckling D. have buckled
132. The minute I got the news about Sue I ______ my parents.
A. phoned B. phoning C. had phoned D. have phoned
133. A lot ______ since I last ______ you.
A. happened - saw B. happened - have seen
C. has happened - saw D. has happened - have seen
134. Your eyes are red. ______?
A. Did you cry B. Have you been crying
C. Have you cried D. Do you cry
135. A small stone struck the windshield while we ______ down the gravel road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D. had been driving
136. In the next few years, thousands of speed cameras ______ on major roads.
A. are appeared B. will appear
C. are appearing D. are going to appear
137. After she ______ hospital, she had a long holiday.
A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. has left
138. ______ for a long time before you got a job?
A. Were you looking B. Have you looked
C. Have you been looking D. Had you looked
139. The film ______ by the time we ______ to the cinema.
A. already began - got B. have already begun - got
C. had already begun - got D. already began - had got
140. A few people enjoyed the exhibition, but the majority were ______.
A. restrained B. admirable C. impartial D. disappointed
141. He rose from his chair and ______ her warmly.
A. protected B. replaced C. embraced D. appreciated
142. She showed her ______ by asking lots of trivial questions.
A. experience B. experienced C. inexperienced D. inexperience

143. Not a word ______ since the exam started.

 A. she wrote B. she had written C. had she written D. she has written
144. Among the many valuable paintings in the gallery ______ a self-portrait by Picasso.
A. is B. are C. be d. were
145. I’m sorry you’ve missed the train, it ______ five minutes ago.
A. had left B. left C. has left D. has been left
146. It was ______ that everyone answered it correctly.
A. so a simple question B. such a simple question
C. too simple question D. a more simple question
147. The university ______ by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
148. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population ______.
A. grow B. growing C. grown D. growth
149. Pressure on natural resources will ______ as we face a population explosion.
A. increase B. decrease C. decline D. raise
150. Her first novel has been ______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
A. nation B. national C. internationally D. international
151. If the technology ______ available, we would be able to expand the business.
A. would become B. were become C. had become D. became
152. If the North Sea ______ in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo.
A. freezes B. froze
C. should freeze D. should happen to freeze
153. It would have been a much more serious accident ______ fast at the time.
A. was she driving B. had she been driving
C. she had driven D. if she drove
154. I’ll give you a lift if it ______.
A. is raining B. rained C. will rain D. had rained
155. They couldn’t decide ______ it was worth re-sitting the exam.
A. if not B. whether C. if or not D. whether not
156. ______ in my seventies and rather unfit, I might consider taking up squash.
A. Were I not B. Was I not C. Weren’t I D. If I am not
157. The panda’s ______ habitat is the bamboo forest.
D. naturally
A. nature B. natural C. naturalized
158. Learners can feel very ______ if an exercise is too difficult.
A. courageous B. encouraging C. discouraged D. discouragingly
159. The ______ friendly products are designed not to harm the natural environment.
A. environment B. environmental
C. environmentally D. environmentalism
160. The waste from the chemical factory is extremely ______.
A. harm B. harmful C. unharmed D. harmless
161. People are destroying the air by adding ______ to it.
A. pollutants B. polluters C. pollution D. polluted
162. 14 percent of primate species are highly ______.
A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. endangered
163. The ______ of old buildings should be taken into consideration.
A. preserve B. preservation C. preservative D. preserves
164. Animal ______ supporters gathered to protest against hunting.
A. protect B. protection C. protective D. protectionist
165. The main threat to the ______ of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat.
A. survive B. survivor C. survival D. survivable
166. Jean Fragonard was a French artist ______ portraits of children.
A. whose paintings B. who has painted
C. who painted D. whose painted
167. The smoke from burning fuels causes pollution if it ______ into the atmosphere.
A. releases B. is released C. will be released D. released
168. Portland, Maine, is ______ the poet spent his early
years. A. where B. it where C. where is D. which is where
169. Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment
______. A. that the birds live B. where the birds live in C. which
live the birds D. in which the birds live
Wild animals _________ in their natural habitat will have a better and longer life than those which are kept in
protected areas.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lived
There should be some measures to protect the humpback whale, _________ an endangered species.
A. to consider B. considered C. consider D. is considered
We should participate in the movement _________ to conserve the natural environment.
A. organized B. to organize C. organizing D. organize
173. The purchase of wild animals _________.
A. have to be banned B. must ban
C. should ban D. must be banned
174. The school has been given 20 computers, half of _________ are brand new.
A. that B. those C. them D. which
175.The computer, _________ the memory capacity has just been upgraded, is among the latest generations.
A. that B. whose C. of which D. which of
176. _________ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
A. That Philip Glass B. Philip Glass, who
C. Philip Glass D. Because Philip Glass
177. There are over 2,000 varieties of snake, _________ are harmless to humans.
A. mostly theyB. most of them C. most of which D. which most
For many years people have wondered _________ exists elsewhere in the universe.
A. that life B. life which C. whether life D. life as it
179. Computers and new methods of communication _________ the modern office.
A. have revolutionized B. to have revolutionized
C. that have revolutionized D. has revolutionized
180. Seldom _________ each other anymore.
A. we have seen B. do we see C. we do see D. we see